Charleston firefighter Kent Winnett’s movie night was interrupted Sunday after an emergency call sent him to Andrews Hall.

Winnett was watching “Jackass 2” when 911 dispatch announced that leaves were burning in one of the large metal grills.

No one was injured in the blaze, and the residence hall was not evacuated.

Students outside Andrews Hall came in to tell Brittany Buchanan about the fire. Buchanan, a sophomore elementary education major, was working as the desk assistant and called 911.

The grate leads to a well next to a fireproof door that protects mechanical equipment in the next room.

The grate is there to ease the transportation of large mechanical equipment into the building.

The fireproof door did its job, since nothing in the room was damaged.

The door, however, didn’t fare well against the blaze.

After the fire was extinguished, Winnett sat on the grate watching three fellow firefighters and Charleston Fire Chief Kris Phipps pry off the toasted door.

University Police Chief Adam Due said the fire probably started from a lit cigarette falling down the grate. The grate was filled with leaves and other combustibles, causing the flames.

Phipps agreed and said this incident was evidence that people should be sure to use cigarette receptacles to dispose of used cigarettes.

The door will be replaced, said Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining.

Hudson agreed that a cigarette was probably the culprit.

Building service workers cleared the charred debris.

-Kevin Murphy contributed to this report